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Child Development & Family Studies at Brightpoint Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Child Development & Family Studies, you may want to check out the program at Brightpoint Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brightpoint Community College is located in Chester, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 58 child development & family studies degrees were awarded at Brightpoint Community College.

Studying Online at Brightpoint Community College

Many students take online classes at Brightpoint Community College. Among 9,380 students, 2,776 (30%) studied exclusively online and 2,330 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Brightpoint Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Brightpoint Community College are 100% women (58) and 0% men (0).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at Brightpoint Community College

Of the 16 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at Brightpoint Community College, 100% were women (16) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Brightpoint Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Black / African American	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 31% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Brightpoint Community College, lower than the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at Brightpoint Community College

This Child Development & Family Studies program at Brightpoint Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Provider	58

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Child Development & Family Studies program at Brightpoint Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Child Development & Family Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.